Table 1. Classification and general features of C. jejuni 327 according to the MIGS recommendations [4].
MIGS ID | Property | Term | Evidence code |
---|---|---|---|
Domain Bacteria | TAS [5] | ||
Phylum Proteobacteria | TAS [6] | ||
Class Epsilonproteobacteria | TAS [2,7,8] | ||
Current classification | Order Campylobacterales | TAS [2,7] | |
Family Campylobacteraceae | TAS [3] | ||
Genus Campylobacter | TAS [3,9-15] | ||
Species Campylobacter jejuni | TAS [9,10] | ||
Strain 327 | TAS [16] | ||
Gram stain | negative | TAS [9] | |
Cell shape | Helical or curved rods can be observed in short or longer chains that can be V-, S-, or comma-shaped |
TAS [9] | |
Motility | motile via lateral flagella | TAS [9] | |
Sporulation | Non-sporulating | TAS [9] | |
Temperature range | thermophilic, 37-42°C | TAS [17] | |
Optimum temperature | 42°C | TAS [17] | |
Salinity | sensitive to 1% NaCl | TAS [18] | |
MIGS-22 | Oxygen requirement | microaerophilic (optimal concentrations of O2 [5–10%] and CO2 [3–5%]) |
TAS [9] |
Carbon source | peptides and amino acids | TAS [3] | |
Energy source | amino acids and Krebs cycle intermediates for energy production |
TAS [3] | |
MIGS-6 | Habitat | Commensal organism in birds, primary enteric pathogen in humans |
TAS [17] |
MIGS-15 | Biotic relationship | Free living | TAS [17] |
MIGS-14 | Pathogenicity | pathogenic | TAS [17] |
Biosafety level | 2 | TAS [4,19] | |
Isolation | Poultry processing plant during slaughter of turkey batches Source of sampling: after killing |
TAS [20] | |
MIGS-4 | Geographic location | Different poultry processing plants located in Germany | TAS [20] |
MIGS-5 | Sample collection time | Autumn 2002 | TAS [20] |
Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay (first time in publication); TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from of the Gene Ontology project [21]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property was directly observed for a live isolate by one of the authors, or an expert mentioned in the acknowledgements.